Pakistan is the 25th largest economy in the world

[jattafridi]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Pakistan

[lahori]

Originally Posted by jattafridi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Pakistan

We also have the 6th largest population in the world.

[darkmoon459]

Very good read ,nice to see the progress and heading in the right direction,inshallah pakistan will a develop country in the near futre.

[Disco_Lemonade]

Originally Posted by lahori We also have the 6th largest population in the world.

lol

[Plasma]

anyone know if the 5kbill is out in Pakistan yet?

[Disco_Lemonade]

Originally Posted by Plasma anyone know if the 5kbill is out in Pakistan yet?

you mean 5000? yes.

[Joseph K.]

Originally Posted by Plasma anyone know if the 5kbill is out in Pakistan yet?

Yes it is and it doesn't mean jacksh** either because of the high inflation.

[shan2026]

These figures are based on PPP which mean nothing.

[aliff]

Originally Posted by shan2026 These figures are based on PPP which mean nothing.

exactly! Bangladesh is the 30th largest economy i believe, yet our poverty rate is ~45%. These figures based on PPP means very little !

[Plasma]

whats PPP?

[Muddaser]

Originally Posted by Plasma whats PPP?

Power Purchasing Parity.

Our Nominal GDP is 160 billion which puts us around 40th.

[Zechariah]

Just as a comparson, Canada has a population of 33 million and are ranked 11 by GDP - just to show that we need to improve this immediatly. Had Pakistan pursued the policies of Ayub Khan in the 60s, the time when Pakistan was part of the 4 Asian Tigers, today we would have been on par or even ahead of South Korea, who used to come to Pakistan for economic advices.

[Hash]

Originally Posted by aliff exactly! Bangladesh is the 30th largest economy i believe, yet our poverty rate is ~45%. These figures based on PPP means very little !

our poverty rate is less than 30%, don't know where you got the 45% figure from.

edit- ic, maybe you are talking about Bangladesh. if so, stand corrected.

[Muddaser]

Originally Posted by Hash our poverty rate is less than 30%, don't know where you got the 45% figure from. edit- ic, maybe you are talking about Bangladesh. if so, stand corrected.

23% last I heard.

[aliff]

Originally Posted by Hash our poverty rate is less than 30%, don't know where you got the 45% figure from. edit- ic, maybe you are talking about Bangladesh. if so, stand corrected.

I was talking about Bangladesh, which has a poverty of ~45%. Another example is India -> 3rd largest economy in terms of PPP, yet has a poverty of over 70%.

[Faisalabad]

Originally Posted by aliff I was talking about Bangladesh, which has a poverty of ~45%. Another example is India -> 3rd largest economy in terms of PPP, yet has a poverty of over 70%.

Really!!!! They dont tell the world about that, just the call centres.... This gov in Pakistan has done well, people dont see and will lead to destroying the country again. We can be in top10 by 2020 as the gov said.

[Joseph K.]

Originally Posted by aliff I was talking about Bangladesh, which has a poverty of ~45%. Another example is India -> 3rd largest economy in terms of PPP, yet has a poverty of over 70%.

Amazing! Within our life-time we will see the era when there'll be little Pharoah's rolling around in their expensive cars and there'll be people dying of hunger on the road-side. This must be the most disgusting economic system world has ever seen.

[jusarrived]

Originally Posted by aliff I was talking about Bangladesh, which has a poverty of ~45%. Another example is India -> 3rd largest economy in terms of PPP, yet has a poverty of over 70%.

I dunno wer you get 70% from ? its 22% bro .

[Zechariah]

Indian poverty rate is pretty high.

[Wazeeri]

I think the other facts and the presentation of the article needs to be viwed through the following tints.

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[Muddaser]

Originally Posted by jusarrived I dunno wer you get 70% from ? its 22% bro .

http://www.reuters.com/article/world...ice_-_articles

[jusarrived]

Originally Posted by Muddaser http://www.reuters.com/article/world...ice_-_articles

80 % of indians live below poverty line ? & according to you only 23 % in pakistan ? think and tell me how believable it sounds ?

[aussie-pak]

source

[Wazeeri]

Let's laugh at each other's poor.
How fun.